B8200 help!!!!

[bullet]

I have purchased a 1982 B8200 .The guy that I bought it from said that he was pushing snow with it and it ran out of fuel . I have started it on ether ( yes I know big no no ) It ran and sounded great. The fuel pump cam gear and the idler gear teeth are striped. I can turn the fuel pump cam by hand (with the gear) it turns and feels normal. I am trying to figure out why the teeth striped . I'm thinking that the pump for the hydraulics could be the cause??? Has anyone seen this happen before?? Thanks in advance

 

[eserv]

Soft gears. Some of the B8200's (and B9200's) had soft timing gears. replace them and put it together. It'll be good as new!
Ed

 

[Theekillerbee]

If it is running good with ether, likely you have lost some compression in the cylinders (of course this happens over time). Ether will pre-detonate in a high compression diesel motor, and will blow it apart. I used to have an old Ford with a Perkins diesel that lost quite a bit of compression, so I had no problem using ether to start it up. But you have to use caution. Normally a light tickle when it is turning over is max you want to spray.

 

[bullet]

Yep I was just letting it "sniff " the ether .(Not hosing it!)

 

[Randyj]

Hey, Bullet..........

How's bout an update ?

Did you replace those gears yet ?